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H EARTB EAT The ‘Birch Hills Heartbeat’ newsletter is printed bi-monthly and available at the following locations on the 1st and 15th of the month: Lake Country Co-op, Cornerstone Insurance, Grumpy’s Confectionary, Quayles Pharmacy, and various other businesses downtown. Pick up your free copy and share with a friend. Send your email address and request to be added to newsletter emailing list to [email protected] December 15th, 2017 Issue 156 Merry Christmas! D ECEMBER issues of this Birch Hills activity news How lovely it is to drive around town in letter was sponsored by: the evening and see all the beautiful lights and decorations on houses, the condo build- TURQUOISE TREE COUNSELLING & WELLNESS INC ing and businesses. Tis the season to be cheery and If you would like to be a sponsor of the ‘Heartbeat’ newsletter, bright, but for some this time can be sad and lonely. contact Laurie at 306-749-7451/[email protected]. The To those, I urge you to come to any of the commu- cost is $100 by 3 sponsors ($300/mos) for printing, advertising and ensuring that the newsletter stays free for everyone. nity activities being offered. You will be glad you did! And to others, I encourage you to invite a new community member to celebrate with your friends and family. I’d bet you Blackhawks Comedy Night would be glad you did! with Comedian, Wishing you all a safe & joyous holiday!! Jody Peters . Laurie Berube, Rec Director Saturday, January 6th, 2018 If you find yourself away from family on Christmas day, we Tickets available from Birch Hills invite you to come celebrate with us at the BH Community Senior Hockey Team Players Church. (4th & Bellamy) We will be hosting a $25 each @ BH Civic Centre Christmas Day turkey & ham Dinner. Dance to follow. No Minors Allowed Beginning at noon, with visiting and games to follow until 3:00pm. Dinner will be provided, but CELEBRATE THE REASON FOR THE SEASON please feel free to bring games & potluck Everyone is welcome... snacks. No registration necessary, Bethania Christmas Candle Light Service we will see you Christmas Day! Saturday, December 23rd, 2017 7:30pm Bethania Church Northern Light BOXING DAY DANCE Tuesday, December 26th Sunday, December 24th, 2017 @ the Civic Centre in BH Birchview Home Christmas Eve Service At the home 6:30pm United Church hosts Hosted by the BH Fire Department DJ TJAY from St Louis Candlelight Christmas Eve Service Midnight Lunch, door prizes, and friends @ Lake Park Baptist Church $15 in advance / $20 at the door 7:00pm Contact your local firemen or tickets available at BH Coop Birch Hills Community Church ‘FULL OF CHEER’ Roughrider Cooler Raffle tickets Christmas Eve Service available and will be drawn at the dance $5ea or 3/$10 7:30pm (Corner of 4th & Bellamy) 1 Anonymous Donation to Birch Hills School CRYSTAL SPRINGS COMMUNITY EVENTS November 29, 2017 The principal of Birch Hills Public School Crystal Poker Rally: Saturday, Feb 3rd (2018) received an amazing phone call a few weeks ago. Coffee Row: Crystal Springs Rec Co-op Once a Month Can you imagine a phone call out of the blue from Coffee Row 2:00 to 4:00 P.M. Crystal Springs Hall someone who is interested in supporting children Everyone is Welcome! and youth with a significant donation? Birch Hills Next Date is: Wednesday December 6th Public School, and the entire Saskatchewan Rivers School Division, are amazed and grateful at the generosity of a Birch Hills School alumni who Birchview Nursing Home Dec Activities recently made such a phone call. Jeff Court, the All are welcome to attend. 2:30pm start, Principal of Birch Hills Public School, recently unless otherwise noted received this call and days later, a visitor stopped by the school with a check for $100,000. Dec 15th Step Out Dancers 20th Job Mates Band “Santa visit” This is a private donation from a former student 21st Piano Recital 3:30pm of the school. It is not a corporate gift. The donor, 24th Christmas Eve Service 6:30pm who prefers to remain anonymous, made it clear 29th New Years Party w/ Salt Water Joy Band that the donation is unconditional and nothing is If you have a talent to entertain, contact Shelley to set a date expected in return. His wishes are that the donation will encourage all alumni to come forward and remember the contribution they received from their BIRCH HLLS SCHOOL NEWS public school experience. Alumni frequently donate to post-secondary institutions but rarely Dec 15-16th Sr Boys Basketball Tournament give financial support to their public school Pre-K 18th - 22nd SPIRIT WEEK to 12 education which has been equally influential Mon 18th Canadian Tuxedo Day (all jean) in molding their future. Tues 19th Meme / Emoji Day “We are honored and humbled by this generous Christmas Concert 1:30 & 7:00 donation to the Birch Hills Public School Wed 20th Christmas Symbol Day community,” said Mr. Court. “We graciously 20th & 21st Bake Sale & Candy Grams (must pre-order) accept the challenge to manage this gift wisely as Thurs 21st Ugly Christmas Sweater & Pizza Sale we positively impact the current and future Fri 22nd Formal Day, Christmas Dinner and Formal Dance students of Birch Hills.” It is an exciting December 23-Jan 7th, 2018 opportunity to be privileged by this amazing gift. Mr. Court, along with the students, staff and the Christmas Break!! parents are in progress with plans for how to best use this donation. There are a number of possible Jan. 8 - First day of classes 2018 ideas, but as Mr. Court indicated, they will take the time to plan for the best possible current and long range benefits to students. The students and Birch Hills Public School Fundraiser families will certainly express gratitude in a “Food For Thought” Cookbook number of ways, but perhaps the best way to say The cookbook consists of 110 pages with 186 thanks is to ensure that his gift is well-used to recipes submitted from our Kindergarten to Grade support students. The Birch Hills school 12 families and Birch Hills community members. community will certainly make sure that happens. We are expecting the books to arrive the week of December 18th and will send home with your child. For further information contact: If you do not have a child attending school, we Robert Bratvold, Director of Education will call you and you can pick the books up at the office. If you would like to purchase a cookbook ($15/book), THANK YOU! THANK YOU! please contact Angie Laroche at [email protected] or (306) 749-3301. 2 BIRCH HILLS & AREA BUSINESS HIGHLIGHTS and NEWSLETTER SPONSOR TURQUOISE TREE COUNSELLING & WELLNESS INC www.turquoisetreecounselling.com [email protected] Erin McLeod and Tiffany Olson are registered clinical Social Workers who share a vision of working with people that seek to improve themselves and lives. Turquoise Tree Counselling and Wellness Inc. offers a wide variety of counselling and coaching services in all areas of relationships, grief & loss, self esteem/confidence, stress management, anxiety, depression and overall mental health wellness using a variety of types of therapy that are tailored to our clients needs. Each individual is on their own unique journey in life. We believe that education and self- determination are key elements of the journey. Counselling services may be covered through the client's employee insurance plans. Two offices you can find us at: 2040- 2387 10th Ave W Prince Albert 306-922-2777 OR #6-102 McKendry Ave Melfort, SK 306-752-1020 CREATING HEALTHY BOUNDARIES WORKSHOPS in Prince Albert Thursday, Jan 18th Victoria Square 6-9pm / Melfort Monday, Jan 22nd McKendry Ave Office 6:00 — 9:00pm $60 Fee Snacks, refreshments and door prizes. A BOUQUET of THANKS to ST MARY’S ANGLICAN CHURCH NEWS the BH Dance Centre and helpers of the Haunted Arena that was held in Community Lunches: 11:30-1:00pm October. The proceeds were donated All community residents are welcome to join us for soup to the Skating Arena. Your donation & bun Friday, December 15th, 2017 towards the arena is very much appreciated Next Date December 29, 2017 Sun, Dec 17th Lessons & Carols 5:00pm COME AND GO TEA w/ Potluck Supper 90th Birthday Celebration for Jewel Cochrane FAMILY SERVICES continues on the 4th Sunday of each Sunday December 17th 2-4pm month. Next Date December 24th, 10:30 am at the Birch Hills Lutheran Church 48 Bellamy Ave All are welcome for an interactive service at the Hovdebo Please join us in celebrating our Mom on her special Family Farm. Contact Father Chris 306-930-0748 for day. All are welcome for birthday cake, coffee and more information. Come for an interactive church service visiting time! COME CELEBRATE BIRCH HILLS UNITED CHURCH NEWS: 75th birthday celebration for Thank you to everyone who has supported the United Church over the Larry Evans past year. We are pleased to announce that the Quiet Room at Birchview is Saturday, part of our local outreach ministry and was funded with money donated to Dec 23rd, 2017 our Memorial Fund over the years. When all is completed we hope that it 2:00 - 4:00pm provides families of very ill residents a place to get away from the everyday at the Civic Centre activities and even a space to rest or stay overnight if necessary. The draw for the homemade “Choir Gown Quilt” and “Choir Gown Apron” was made at the Ladies’ Luncheon on Dec. 8. Winner of the quilt Christmas Tree Drop off was Chelsea Lussier and winner of the apron was Rosalind Doderai.